Much of the biographical information for Bobby Ball can be found in the biography of his comic partner Tommy Cannon.

As well as the television performances referred to in Tommy's biography, the comic duo also starred in a film called 'The Boys in Blue', a sitcom called 'Plaza Patrol' and a quiz show called 'Cannon and Ball's Casino'.

Cannon and Ball were the subjects of 'This is Your Life' on 11 November 1981.

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball were late arrivals to I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Whereas Tommy was voted out at the first opportunity, Bobby lasted quite a while - leaving just Carol Thatcher, Sheree Murphy, Sid Owen and Jimmy Osmond - during which time he revealed that he had "committed a lot of adultery against Yvonne [his wife]."

Bobby's agent, Phil Dale emphasised that Yvonne (or Von as Bobby calls her) knew about the incidents which were all in the past - and that Bobby and Yvonne were very much in love.